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At Third Committee Debate, Human Rights Council President Says High Response Level Marked Body’s Active Engagement in Cases of Urgent, Chronic Violations

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At Third Committee Debate, Human Rights Council President Says High Response Level Marked Body’s Active Engagement in Cases of Urgent, Chronic Violations

As the Human Rights Council was moving into its tenth year, its record had testified to a high level of responsiveness while it continued to be actively engaged in cases of urgent and chronic violations, that body’s president told the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) today while presenting its annual report during an interactive dialogue the preceded a general discussion.

Protecting Civilians, Providing Unimpeded Humanitarian Aid Must Remain Focus of International Efforts, Security Council Told during Briefings on Syria

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Protecting Civilians, Providing Unimpeded Humanitarian Aid Must Remain Focus of International Efforts, Security Council Told during Briefings on Syria

As the international community approached a critical juncture in the five-year-long Syrian crisis, its focus must remain on protecting civilians and ensuring they enjoyed unimpeded access to humanitarian aid, senior United Nations officials emphasized as they briefed the Security Council today.

Considering Human Rights Council Reports, General Assembly Discusses Way Forward for Promoting Fundamental Legal Protections, Combatting Terrorism Worldwide

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Considering Human Rights Council Reports, General Assembly Discusses Way Forward for Promoting Fundamental Legal Protections, Combatting Terrorism Worldwide

Challenges to the international community’s human rights mainstay were debated today as the General Assembly took up the reports of the Human Rights Council’s sessions this year.  Hearing from just over two dozen speakers expressing fellow feeling with citizens of Paris, Beirut and Baghdad in the wake of devastating terrorist attacks in those cities, delegates discussed the way forward for advancing human rights around the world for every individual.

Security Council Issues Presidential Statement Requesting International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals to Report on Progress by Week’s End

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Security Council Issues Presidential Statement Requesting International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals to Report on Progress by Week’s End

The Security Council requested today that the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals present, by Friday, 20 November, its report on the progress of work in its initial four-year period, and that the related informal working group examine that report, so that a mandated review of the Mechanism would be complete by 21 December.

Legal Committee Notes Improved Relations with Host Country, But Urges Additional Efforts to Revitalize General Assembly

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Legal Committee Notes Improved Relations with Host Country, But Urges Additional Efforts to Revitalize General Assembly

Prior to approving without a vote two draft resolutions, the Sixth Committee (Legal) noted improvements in relations with the host country and stressed the key role of the General Assembly in the revitalization of the United Nations, as they considered reports on both matters.

Paris Climate Summit Must Balance Leadership Role of Developed Countries, Responsibility of Developing Ones, Says Secretary-General at G20 Meeting

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Paris Climate Summit Must Balance Leadership Role of Developed Countries, Responsibility of Developing Ones, Says Secretary-General at G20 Meeting

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Group of 20 (G20) working lunch on development and climate change, in Antalya, Turkey, today:

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